Harry... Tsk Tsk (Re: Snape's DE past)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 111561

> Alla:
> 
> Can you explain to me how Harry was supposed to see that 
his dream  about Sirius is different from his other dreams , 
specifically from  the dream about Arthur, which helped to save 
the man? Specifically,  how Harry was supposed to figure out 
that the dream was false?<

To quote Gildor Inglorion: Is it not enough to know that they are 
servants of the Enemy? 

It doesn't matter  to the adults whether the dreams are true or 
false. They have plenty of experience with Voldemort twisting the 
truth to his own ends.  I think this prospect  is so obvious to the 
adults, who all have experience with Voldemort's craftiness, that 
they never realize that Harry isn't  viewing the intrusions on his 
mind with the same horror that they do. They've all made the 
Dumbledore mistake of not being in tune with the way youth 
thinks and feels.

They don't realize that Harry, having determined that he's not 
being possessed, is regarding it all as quite a fine adventure. I 
think Dumbledore wishes that he had taught Harry Occlumency 
because he might have picked up on that problem sooner than 
Snape, who blamed Harry's failures on laziness and wanting to 
feel important.

Pippin